St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-24

1 CASE OF PERSONAL APPOINTMENTS s'kA
Riding THE WILL OF 4HE PEOPLE

called for by the IImes-Deihocla"
Tho woods are full Of em."
Let us start with one Of the moso
tlagrant in the country parishes OUTSIDE
of West Carroi-that OF the 81. Lam
dry Police Jury. Cd pages l4& to l4o on
the Senate Journal, session OF Ioof' WIZ
be found the record Of It III fhe Shape os
protest against the continuation y"
the appointment to those POSITIONS Nv
Governor McEnery.
Senator f0nteuOt relates thAt nc "Aa
ssyout to Introduce bill providing ION
the election OF police jurors by Tue po'.
pIe. in accordance with the WISHES Or
h,a constituents. lie was advised by
several Senators that n parishes iiho9''
Landry an election could be held nndeS
the auspices Of the Democratic pdl'Sh
committees. and the Governor Wouiu F0-
Snerr 4ua choice aud appoint thoso
elected to the position.
/ Said Mr., Fouteuot in that protest:
Iagreed with them. chat il snch an
elprtion was respected and consideEeu
nv the Governor in bis appointments 10
would he very satisfactory W LILY
ueople. It was suggested tuat can oA
the Governor and confer WIFI nllo
about il, which agreed TO 40 anu WIZ
hold nv bill. When | called on GOV
error WcEntry stated very Drleny inc
object of nv visit, telling HIM al inc
same time WHY aud ut Whose suESeStlo4n,e
sunght his opinion IN this case ne
LISTENED to me, art after ! 1cGS IhToHgfs
/ sad Il met tcttit me- 0PW9tHiio"'
! 4 memorial. in accordance WIN
this understanding. signed by Senator
/ Fonteuot aud the three representatives,
was forwarded TO the Democratic TX
/ ecutive Committee OF the parish. 1hat
ho6v met. ordered an election, 1t was
! held the returns were promulgated by
Mr., F.. u. Estilotte. the chairman, ano
forwarded to tho Governor. \ PARISH
convention met two days afterwards
aud ratified the election Of the eIghs
nereons who had received majority on
the votes.
The vote stood as follows at the elec-
ton in the ell ht wards in which 1ne5
were held:
First Warl-Dr Z. II. Littell, l2a
votes: Paui Lambert. a votes Ap"
pointed by the Governor, a. Plrodln.
Second Ward - Ilonore Meche, AZ
votes. Appointed By the Governor, a.
Guidry.
Third Ward-Jos I. Qnebedeau, ~
votes; FoTeStur Richard, - votes ap~
pointed by the Governor. d. Z. oalzans
Fourth Wards. ". W. Taylor, 10
votes; Jos DubourdIan, - votes. AP
pointed by the Governor, :. W. W. aye
lor.
Fifth Ward-Paul Stage, 1872 votes;
Ebert Gannt, r. votes. Appointed os
! VlI,HT
: Sixth Ward--Samuel Haas, 2S9 votes
| Charles BOSNIAN, 81 votes. Appolhteo
bv the Governor. Samuel Haas.
Seventh Ward - Louis Young, 2's
. votes: T. Correll, II! votes. Appointed
] by the Governor. Louis Young
Eighth Ward-Honore Barousse, so
{ votes: opposition, none. Appointed by
! the Governor T. G.. Chacere.
] From this il will be seen that Go1'-
$ eruor NcEuery, IN utter disregard on
D his promise 10 senator Fontenot, and ID
4 CONTEMPT of tie wishes of the Demo-
i Gratis OF IT. Landry expressed at the
ballot box. ignored the election In i've
of the wards and only sent in for nes''
y nation those elected III three of
J wards.
i Said Senator Fontenot N his prov
j. to the Senate against these cGnaF
ts tlons and in further explanation ag
if character of the election and tbs
of the Governor to ratlfy the
nc o choice:
1t certainly could not be for
n number of votes cast at SAID \
\ elections, tor. an examination 1'oI
+ votes cast at the last congres
of,n n a
tory 1919 votes were cast, while
a votes were cast at the primaries
III moreover. Mr.. TAYLOR who had r41 "
- only 90 votes, was acceptable, W nlt$
20 Mr.. Barousse with :SS Yotes-a tainsA
"a less character either as . man OF
"a | DemOcratstalleu TO OBTAIN ConsAuo1
re- at their hands.
ar In all the annals of Democrats
ae in the United States 1T would ~
cult to find parallel case to -
ne wanton contempt for the peer
- so thorough a demonstration VI
or methods of personal governns 1
is no wonder that the Senator On
strained to deplore the conds tn
~ Governors advisers
lg When by such action they ha q place.
O. the Governor of the State, etHjted OF
&c; the Democratic ticket, in the 4ttitud
III OF antagonlsm with the peopf6 and TINT
70, only recognized authority of The Demo
20 cratic party in the parish of ST. Landry
p especially when public good does no
81 demand 1t, aud when nothing can b.
ne urged either against DR.. LitIell, Mr.
'4t Meche. MIR Qnebedeau, MIR Stagg O.
y Mr.. Barousse. " ,
p Ivote no on the confTmafiN The
IN appointments made in their 81 ant
az enter my solemn protest agaIH suct
10 proceedings, that smother Jhe We o
ne the people and bring us down to hos
oi rule.
nt Here is case No. l, and the document
ed airy evidence for the same is spread o
IL the minutes of the Senate. The sam
Fs' course was adopted in East Bato
Rouge, the police jury elected by tn
people being ignored by the Governor
Ed s~-rHa.z.zsH=1az.s.aHs.nt-n
~ ~, ACADIA
or The Parish Carried by the Reform ID
" mocracy-The NcEnery Men With
I'd the Negroes, but Are Defeated
10 notwithstanding
", RAYNE, La, Sept. "a. - Especial IT
~ election yesterday passed Off Quietly on a
CHI count of being holly contested. At th
ap poll heavy vote was p0lled. The heEne
ID battlers made q desperate struggle
boodling the negroes and resorting to eve
RI means to capture the precinct. n
Ak- For two days before the election evei
,n- available deputy sheriff from st. Landl
had been conscripted and set to working d
q a sentiment and corrupting the votes